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Elon Musk has tweeted out that Tesla is scouting locations in the central US for a new Gigafactory that would produce the CyberTruck as well as Models Y's for the eastern part of the US.
Previously he hinted about Texas specifically. Texas makes a lot of sense for a lot of reasons. Access to sea, rail and east/west highways, low taxes, good labor force. SpaceX also has facilities there.
But Texas does not allow direct sales of Tesla's there. Seems like getting that restriction removed would be a requirement.
But this is all in the very preliminary stage right now...
It likely would be and that’s to be factored against Chicago being very populous with a large workforce and a major logistics center for the US.
All of which Austin or Dallas would have also, in adddition to a close seaport. I see very little chance in Chicago.
Joplin, Mo is throwing there hat into the ring
"Joplin Chamber President here. I’m authorized to give you 100 acres in biz park at crossroads of I-44 and I-49 at the center of the USA, the historic home of battery tech, with four of the largest trucking companies in the world near here. Plus $50+ million in incentives."
All of which Austin or Dallas would have also, in adddition to a close seaport. I see very little chance in Chicago.
Joplin, Mo is throwing there hat into the ring
"Joplin Chamber President here. I’m authorized to give you 100 acres in biz park at crossroads of I-44 and I-49 at the center of the USA, the historic home of battery tech, with four of the largest trucking companies in the world near here. Plus $50+ million in incentives."
Neither Austin nor Dallas has that to the same extent. I don’t see a particularly high chance for Chicago either.
Chicago-area would be pretty good in terms of logistics and workforce.
Chicago certainly wouldn't be a bad choice. It's pretty centrally located, has a big airport, lots of rail lines running through it - is said to be the biggest rail hub in the country, then you have Lake Michigan for shipping. University of Chicago is a top school, and around it you have Univ of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Univ of Wisconsin in Madison, Purdue in Lafayette, IN - all strong schools.
Of course there will be other good possibilities. May come down to the sacrifices a host city may be willing to make.
If this is to produce the cybertruck then it'll take a few months to find a location, maybe another couple of years to break ground and get the facility up and running. I'm guessing cybertruck delivery start estimates are currently too optimistic if that's the case.
Joplin MO is pretty serious they have a written proposal that supposedly has a billion in tax breaks. I just checked and Missouri is not a Right to Work State, I assume that hurts them.
Texas and Tennessee (the other 2 big contenders I've heard of are Right to Work)
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